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February 24, 2026

Spring soccer kicked off this weekend for Samantha with a tournament in “Atlanta”…which means Alpharetta. For some reason they placed our team in the gold division which is extremely competitive. Our coaches appealed it but were denied. Given that, I was very proud of how the girls played against some really tough competition! Also, after the terrible experience in the “stay to play” hotel this past fall, our team booked at a hotel of our choosing and it was fantastic and surrounded by the best shopping and restaurants! Score!

Dinner Friday night…

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followed by a little Coverstar making…

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The girls were ready to play at their 8am game Saturday morning!

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It was chilly and overcast and, by the second half of the game, it was pouring rain. Not pleasant.

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Despite the weather, they held their own and only lost 3-2! Proud of them! After everyone got dried off and warmed up, we got lunch at Superica and shopped! The best part of travel tourneys for these girls!!

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We then had a 3:30pm game where the girls looked sharp in their new Lulu red headbands!

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Unfortunately the headbands didn’t bring the luck we needed and we lost 2-0. That night we had a team pizza dinner…

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We were then back up early Sunday for another 8am game…in significantly colder temps! A cold front moved in and it was 38 with a windchill of 30 at kickoff. Brrrr!

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That game was rough. We lost 6-1. Ouch. But, good learning experiences all around being the gold bracket! The good news about losing was that it meant we could hit the road and were back in Bham by 11am. I’m not going to complain about there.

Excited for some fun spring soccer!

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spring sports

February 20, 2026

We’ve got a weekend full of soccer…

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baseball and maybe a little golf!

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Let’s goooo!

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Rec bball

February 3, 2026

Both Spencer and Maxwell played rec basketball this year and had fun seasons. Neither team won a ton but they put forth good effort. Maxwell’s team was both 8th and 9th…and I didn’t go to many games because that’s just not cool. These pics all came from the team’s funny IG account!

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That’s the end of rec basketball for Maxwell which is sad. Next year he gets to be a coach which will be fun!

Spencer’s team didn’t fare much better but he definitely showed his skills out there and put up lots of points all season! He got to be on a team with two of his besties so that made it extra fun.

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Spencer actually tried out for an AAU team last weekend and made it. I’m not sure how that’s actually going to work with baseball but….we’ll see!

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See you tomorrow!

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Tennis

December 17, 2025

I’ve been playing just a little bit of tennis over the past 6 months! My knee is still not 100% but I’m starting to think it never will be. But, it’s better than it was and I can play just fine. I do love my cardio tennis!

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Samantha also played tennis this summer and fall. She’s in it for the fun game days and not the matches. I can’t blame her!

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Love love!

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Tennis fun

December 8, 2025

Before Thanksgiving, Samantha and I had a fun dinner at the club for her tennis group! The 12u girls and their moms all got together to celebrate a great season…a season that Samantha was in just for fun and never played a single match! ha! But we’ll take any excuse for a girl’s night out!

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Prom pose!

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Sweet girls and fun moms!

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Tennis is fun for all!

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